Marco Andretti led Fast Friday practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Photo by Shawn Payne
Marco Andretti believes he has a car capable of winning the 96th Indianapolis 500 no matter where he qualifies for the race.
But winning the pole for the “Greatest Spectacle in Racing” could go a long way to making the goal a reality.
The third-generation driver from one of racing’s most famous families topped the timesheets on Fast Friday with a lap of 39.5535 seconds (227.540 mph) mph, the fastest lap of the Month of May.
It was the second time this month that Andretti’s No. 26 Team RC Cola car was quickest in practice. He topped the speed chart on May 16 on the 2.5-mile oval (40.2367 seconds; 223.676 mph).
“If you’re going to be in the top nine, you might as well be on the pole,” said Andretti. “It would mean the world to me. I showed up this month to win the race 100 percent. And I still believe I can do it from 33rd, but if we could do it from first, it would be fantastic. Especially, they just told me in that last interview that it’s been since ’87 with my grandfather (an Andretti winning the pole), so that was the year I was born, so it would be cool to be able to be on the pole tomorrow, for sure. Hopefully, tomorrow if we’re knocking on the door for a pole, that’d be pretty ironic because last year we were just trying to get into the show.
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Thirty-two drivers recorded 1,206 laps without incident in a precursor to Pole Day time trials May 19. All drivers were aided by a bump in the turbocharger boost of 10 kPa—which equals about 40 horsepower and 4-5 mph per lap—that will be utilized in qualifications.
Ryan Briscoe, driving the No. 2 IZOD Team Penske car, was second quick (39.6764 seconds; 226.835 mph) and teammate Helio Castroneves was third (39.6973; 226.716) in the No. 3 Shell V-Power/Pennzoil Ultra Team Penske car.
Three of Andretti’s four Andretti Autosport teammates, all using Chevrolet power, wound up in the top 10 on a warm and cloudless day. Ryan Hunter-Reay (226.400) was fourth, James Hinchcliffe (225.974) was sixth and Ana Beatriz (225.653) was seventh. Scott Dixon, driving the No. 9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing car, was the top Honda driver in fifth (226.224). Teammate Dario Franchitti, a two-time race winner, was 10th.
The initial 24 car/driver combinations will be set on Pole Day, with the remainder of the 33 spots being filled on Bump Day, May 20.
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